L & L Enterprises v. Arellano
Annotate this CaseAppellee was injured while on the job and made a workers’ compensation claim. The Wyoming Division of Workers’ Compensation denied Appellee’s claim for coverage. Appellee later admitted that he provided false documentation in order to secure his employment, that he was a citizen of Mexico, and that he didn’t know if he had permission to work in the United States. After a contested case hearing, the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) denied benefits on the grounds that Appellee was not an “employee” as defined in Wyoming’s workers’ compensation statutes. The district court reversed the OAH and awarded Appellee benefits, concluding that the denial of Appellee’s claim for benefits was arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion or otherwise not in accordance with law. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not err in concluding that the OAH’s action was not in accordance with the law and in awarding benefits.
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